The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club are pleased to announce that Joe Whipple will be the head coach of the women's team enetered in the Las Vegas Invitational 7's Elite Division. Joe brings with him some very impressive credentials. As Rugby West Indies men's head coach from 2005 to 2009 they competed in the IRB's 7's circuit( USA7's, Hong Kong 7's) along with winning the Trinidad 7's five times. While coaching Guyana they were NACRA 7's champions twice, won gold in the Central American Games and also competed in the Commonwealth Games(Delhi) and the IRB USA 7's. After coaching Barbados from 2003 to 2006 he has recently again taken on this position. Joe upon accepting this position commented that "it is always special to work with young talented and dedicated athletes".

Tyler Leggatt who last year was an assistant coach with Robin MacDowall (who is playing and coaching this year with the senior men in the Elite Men's Division) at the Stampede 7's as been appointed as the head coach of the Howlers Las Vegas Invitational High Scholl Elite Division team. Tyler is the lead coach and technical director for Upright Rugby Canada (http://www.uprightrugby.com/ ) ... Canada's leading off-season rugby development program. Assisted in the growth and development of some of Canada's top, rising rugby stars in the past three years. Besides coaching various regional age group teams to Ontario provincial championships he also coached Ontario U-16 to a national championship in 2010.